People Crime. Crime. Actor/Playwright Sam Shepard Arrested on Drunk Driving Charges in Santa Fe. Sam Shepard, the Oscar-nominated actor and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, was arrested on Monday on charges of aggravated drunk driving in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
On May 31, 2007, Universal, in partnership with Warner Bros., officially announced that The Wizarding World of Harry Potter would be added to Islands of Adventure. After a two-and-a-half year construction period, the area officially opened to the public on June 18, 2010.
It was inspired by Charles Dickens' books and J.K. Rowling. Warner Brothers spent 10 years in Leavesden, U.K., filming eight Harry Potter films. The studios are massive and reveal how the movies were made using the most incredible special effects in the film industry. Over the course of filming, five warehouses full of props were used. There was an Animal Department, a Creatures Department, a Visual and Special Effects Department, and more, which made each detail of J.K. Rowling's magical wizarding world come to life. We visited the studios last month and learned the secrets.